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What It Used To Be In Cranston, RI

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Did you ever wonder what the restaurant, grocery store, department store or bank that you shop or patronize while in Cranston, RI used to be?  Maybe not, but if you have, here are some of them listed by street name and street number (the list will be continually expanded and updated). To search for a particular business or street, hit the "Ctrl" key (lower left area of your keyboard) AND the letter "F" key at the same time.  Credit for much of the information goes to the Cranston Public Library and the archives of The Providence Journal and Cranston Herald.   To view a similar page on nearby Warwick, RI, click on the following link:  What It Used To Be In Warwick, RI .  To view photos taken about 30-35 years ago of gas stations and other business establishments throughout Rhode Island, click on:  Gas stations and more from the mid 80's to early 90's.    Cover Photo: Signs of businesses that have operated in Cranston. Note: The names of the current b